Democracy: A Never-Ending Quest

Adam Przeworski

doi:10.1146/annurev-polisci-021113-122919

Democracy: A Never-Ending Quest

Adam Przeworski

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Abstract

Most of my work focused on the functioning and the limits of democracy. I place the evolution of our understanding of this bewildering institution in the context of historical events and consider the challenges posed by its current critics. I also reflect on methods, arguing that game theory is the natural language of the social sciences. These ruminations add up to a research agenda.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Annual Review of Political Science
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-polisci-021113-122919
State	Published - May 11 2016

Keywords

economic inequality
game theory
political inequality
political regimes

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Sociology and Political Science

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